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How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : |
3000 |
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Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? : |
Most of the countries all over the world including USA, UK, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Japan, Italy, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Canada, China, Iran, Turkey, ... |
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Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? : |
Yes |
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If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box : |
ESPID, Oxford University |
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What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? : |
After polio virus the priority of WHO is to eliminate measles virus in in all over the world, therefore Presentation of our own experiences raised many questions for scientists from other countries that what is the recent situation of measles surveillance in Iran. There were some requests from me to explain the details of protocols we used like virus isolation, RT Nested PCR and sequence analysis. Taken together the results as well as my presentation attract many attentions and leads to many scientific discussion and science exchange. I also had a valuable discussion with WHO representative as well. |
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If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : |
Dr. Albert Osterhaus from NETHERLANDS
Dr. Susanna Esposito from ITALY
Dr. Theoklis Zaoutis from USA
Dr. Volker Wahn from GERMANY |
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Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress : |
There were several "Meet the Professor" Sessions offered in the morning on Thursday, May 14 and Friday, May 15, 2015 between 07:30-08:20 ! The sessions covered 17 different topics and and presented by two senior paediatric infectious disease experts. The “Meet the Professor Sessions” provided participants the opportunity to be updated about the topic of interest in a highly interactive manner. It will be valuable if we can manage this kind of activities in our national congress. |
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Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : |
I had no specific problem, however booking the hotel and online money transferring is still difficult from our country. |
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Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : |
The Programme Committee has created a comprehensive series of keynote lectures, symposia, educational workshops and meet-the-professor sessions, covering the entire field of paediatric infection-related diseases and involving a large number of internationally renowned experts. The programme includes regular interactive presentations highlighting the results of applied research and the lessons learned in clinical and laboratory practice. I have extended my knowledge of the latest scientific developments in the pediatric fields. I talked with some main lecturers in different sessions and achieved some opportunities to update my knowledge in different field of viral pediatric infections. Also the company’s exhibition area was also very interesting for getting familiar with new vaccines, drugs and technologies. |